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and therefore he shows a somewhat coarser head and more throat than the modern 

 Foxhound. A Harrier has also a far better nose than a Foxhound, but this naturally enough 

 does not necessitate a structural difference. One peculiarity, however, which distinguishes a 

 Harrier from a Foxhound is the recognition of blue-mottle as a correct colour for the breed. 

 The other hound colours are also met with in Harriers, but blue-mottle is considered a dis- 

 qualification in the case of any hound but a Harrier, as it is thought to be a certain test of 

 Harrier blood, and therefore inadmissible in a Foxhound. 



The worst feature in modern Harriers, which is derived from the Foxhound cross, is that 

 gained from the insane craze for pace, which in the minds of so many Masters is essential in 

 a Harrier. Harriers which are too much gifted with pace, often lose all, or, at all cventsi 

 almost all, their great powers of scent, and instead of hunting their hare, fairly run her 

 to a standstill. This is greatly deplored by lovers of the old style of hare-hunting, who were 

 accustomed to pride themselves on the cleverness, not the speed, of their pack. And it should 

 therefore be borne in mind by Masters of Harriers that, though a certain amount of Foxhound 

 blood may be permissible in their pack, still their hounds are really descendants of the old 

 Southern Hound, which was by no means a fast animal. 



The subject of illustration in our woodcut is Countess, a badger-pied bitch, and the 

 property of Mr. Churchill Langdon. Countess measures from tip of nose to stop, 3^ inches; 

 from stop to occiput, 4| inches; length of back, 19 inches; girth of thigh, II inches; girth of 

 fore-arm, 5| inches; girth of pastern, 4 inches; height at shoulders, 19! inches; height at 

 elbows,. 1 1 1 inches; height at loins, 19 inches; height at hock, 5f inches; length of stern, 

 13 inches; weight, 37 Ibs. ; age, 2 years, 2 months. 



As mentioned before, the structural resemblance between the Foxhound and Harrier is so 

 marked that the standard for each is identical in every point 



